UNM didn't repeat as a national champion, but the ski team still finished fourth at the 2005 NCAA Championships in Stowe, Vermont. The Lobo women were the story of the meet. They won their third straight title in the Nordic Freestyle, with senior Martina Stursova and junior Trine Lundamo named All-Americans thanks to their strong performances in the event.
Yeah, they really did score one more point in the first half than the average number of fingers a person has - I say average because you'd be surprised at the finger-loss statistics in the United States. Yeah, they were on pace to equal their lowest point total this season - for a half.
by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo Darren Coltrinari's strong nine innings pitched weren't enough for UNM. The Lobos fell 4-3 to Brigham Young on Saturday as the game went into extra innings. "Nine innings is pretty stressful out there on the mound," Coltrinari said.
Staff Report Second verse, same as the first. The UNM women's basketball team and the Utah Utes tied for the regular season Mountain West Conference champion for the second consecutive year after the Lobos' 65-48 win over the Wyoming Cowgirls on Saturday.
by Justin Goodrum Daily Lobo Inexperience was the biggest factor in the Lobos' blowout losses to the No. 2 Air Force men and the No. 1 Air Force women. The women played first and went down 52-8. Some of their starters were new to the team. "Today's game was our first game of the season that all of us have played together," Sheree Risley-Aragon said.
Matt Gonzales Men's Track & Field The senior ran an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 13:49.06 in the 5,000 meter to win the event at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational. Gonzales became the first man from UNM to qualify for the NCAA tournament in 14 years.
Baseball The Lobos beat Northern Colorado in both games of a doubleheader on Saturday at Isotopes Park. UNM also won the first meeting of the two teams on Friday with a score of 11-8. Jeff Grady went 4-for-7 in both games on Saturday with three home runs and six RBIs to help the Lobos win 9-5 and then 11-6.
Tuesday Baseball vs. New Mexico Highlands 6 p.m. Wednesday Skiing at NCAA Champion- ships at Stowe, Vermont All Day Women's basketball vs. San Diego State at MWC Tournament (UPN 50) Noon Thursday Men's Basketball vs.
Head coach Ritchie McKay pulled forward Danny Granger off the court with 45 seconds left in the game against Colorado State on Saturday. The senior sat on the bench, put his head in his hands and cried, wiping his eyes with the bottom of his jersey. "I told myself I wasn't going to cry," he said.
A lot of heavy mojo was floating around the Lobos in their 72-61 win over Colorado State - a raucous, sold-out Pit crowd, senior night and overwhelming "bubble watch" talk that necessitated a win. The Lobos needed that win to keep their Big Dance hopes alive should they falter in the Mountain West Conference tournament this week.
The last time the UNM women's basketball team won at Colorado State, 10-year head coach Don Flanagan was coaching basketball at Eldorado High School. The Colorado State road monkey is finally off the Lobos' backs now with a 71-63 win in Fort Collins, Colo.
UNM could not have picked a tougher opponent for its first match of the season. Coach Shannon Robinson said Air Force is the best team UNM plays all season, and in turn, UNM is the best competition for the Falcons in the region. "It's a big rivalry because we are the best team they get to play," he said.
by Daniel Schrader Daily Lobo The UNM baseball team will try to pick up its play this weekend against a struggling Northern Colorado team. The Lobos, 4-8, are coming off a devastating weekend at the Crown Plaza-Rice Invitational in Houston. The Nebraska Cornhuskers convincingly beat the Lobos and went on to win the tournament.
Can the Lobos make the NCAA Tournament? ESPN.com has added UNM to its list of "bubble teams" on the outside looking in at the field of 65. Andy Glockner wrote on the site that UNM was the most interesting of the squads on the bubble. He mentioned the Lobos' scant three losses with Danny Granger in the lineup, and that last week's win over Utah was big for the team's hopes.
Balling till he's falling by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The best thing about sports movies is that you don't have to be a sports fan to like them. You don't have to be great at basketball to love "Hoosiers." You don't have to be an ape to love "Most Valuable Primate" - huh, Phil? But picking only five great sports movies? That's like asking Bill Murray to pick his five favorite hairpieces.
There were tears left, tears right and tears center. At the end of the Lobos' 68-65 Senior Day win against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas on Saturday, the waterworks were flowing freely from fans, teammates and one of those who was honored - Mandi Moore.
With 18 seconds left in the Lobos' 68-65 win against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas on Saturday, senior captain Mandi Moore went to the line and tried to put the Lobos up by three. The fourth-best free-throw shooter in UNM women's basketball history at the line in the waning seconds? Easy.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Matt Gonzales and Ben Ortega led the UNM men to a fifth-place finish at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Colorado Springs last weekend. UNM finished with 67 points, the highest score the Lobos have recorded in 15 years.
by Justin Goodrum Daily Lobo The UNM men's tennis team fell behind early against Sacramento State but fought back to win its home meet, 6-1. This was UNM's first encounter with Sacramento State, but the Lobos have been successful against teams from the Big Sky Conference and hold a record of 31-1.
Staff Report Becca Barras brought home two gold medals and one silver from the Mountain West Conference swimming and diving championships last weekend. UNM placed sixth at the event, with 387 points. The overall winner was University of Nevada-Las Vegas, with 701.
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